Blood, Powder, and Residue : : How Crime Labs Translate Evidence into Proof /

Blood, Powder, and Residue : : How Crime Labs Translate Evidence into Proof / / Beth A. Bechky.

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the work of forensic scientistsThe findings of forensic science—from DNA profiles and chemical identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints, and shoeprints—are widely used in police investigations and courtroom proceedings. While we recogn...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Bechky, Beth A.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 10 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Welcome to the Crime Lab
  • PART 1: THE WORK OF CRIMINALISTS
  • Chapter 1. Forensic Scientists at the Lab Bench
  • Chapter 2. The Social Worlds of Forensic Science
  • PART 2: THE CULTURE OF CRIMINALISTS
  • Chapter 3. A Culture of Anticipation
  • Chapter 4. Creating a Culture of Anticipation in the Crime Laboratory
  • PART 3: THE STRUGGLES OF CRIMINALISTS
  • Chapter 5. The Specter of Testifying
  • Chapter 6. DNA Envy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Case Notes on an Ethnography of a Crime Laboratory
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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